Clik here to view.
Why Are Women More Depressed Than Men?
Women around the world are 2 to 6 times more likely than men to suffer from depression. Today Ross talks to author Dana Jack about her new book “Silencing the Self Across Cultures,” where she explores...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Rise of KUOW And Public Radio In Seattle
KUOW recently began its seventh decade on the air in Seattle. All this week we’ve been looking back at the history of radio in the Puget Sound Region. Today, Feliks Banel explores how local public...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seattle Considers School Funding Levies
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 28Next month, Seattle voters will be asked to renew two expiring levies to fund Seattle Public Schools. Proposition 1 would raise nearly $552...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Douglas Foster On South Africa After Mandela
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 28Capitalism, democracy and HIV all arrived at about the same time in South Africa, where the promise of the Mandela era has still not been met....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Day The Internet Went Dark And How It Changed History
A little over a year ago, Wikipedia, Google and thousands of other websites went dark. They were protesting an Internet privacy act being considered in Congress. It was the largest protest ever...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seattle's Gift Cards-For-Guns Event Sells Out
Hundreds of people came out on a chilly Saturday morning to exchange their guns for $100 and $200 Amazon.com gift cards in the first guy buyback event held in Seattle in 20 years. People stood in line...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Potrepeneurs Visit Seattle
Today investors from around the world are convening to discuss investments in cannabis-related products. The ArcView Group, a San Francisco investment consulting company, is hosting the meeting. And...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are Traditional Libraries In Jeopardy?
The old idea of libraries with shelves of books and magazines is fading fast. Internet and new e-readers allow just about anyone access to information. One library in Texas has even gone completely...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jon Ronson Discusses His Wacky Experiences In Journalism
Journalist Jon Ronson has interviewed a wide array of interesting characters, ranging from the hip-hop duo, Insane Clown Posse, to a man who tried to split the atom in his kitchen. Ronson is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Conversation With Author Julie Otsuka
Coming up on Weekday at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29American history is full of stories of disenfranchised women who assert their rightful role in society and in so doing, open up the culture....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Politics Of Federal Immigration Reform
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29There appears to be a bipartisan deal in Congress to reform the country's immigration policy, as Democrats and Republicans dance a delicate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seattle Voters Consider $1.25 Billion Schools Levies
For the past 17 years, Seattle voters have approved every school levy that has come before them. Seattle Public Schools officials hope voters will now approve two more levies worth $1.25 billion.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tidal Power Project In Puget Sound One Step Closer To Approval
Snohomish County Public Utility District wants to put two turbines 150 feet below the waves near Whidbey Island. The pilot project would generate enough power for about 20 homes annually. The new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In The Future, Cars Will Drive You!
Drunk drivers, speeding tickets and parking could be a thing of the past. Google is developing driverless cars that use sensors to transport people safely and efficiently to any location. They claim...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boy Scouts May End Ban On Gay Scouts And Leaders
The Boy Scouts of America are thinking about ending their ban on gay scouts or scout leaders. How are scouts responding in the Northwest? Were you ever involved with the Boy Scouts? How would this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Preserving Personal Information
What kind of record are we leaving behind for the next generation? Physical objects get damaged in floods and fires, or simply get moldy in the basement. Think you're better off going digital? Think...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Take A Left At The Kremlin
Every country has its outlaw heroes. Billy The Kid. Joan of Arc. Pancho Villa. In West Germany, there’s an outlaw hero you may not have heard of. His name’s Mathias Rust. And like most outlaw heroes,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canada, Culture And Commerce: Stallone, Schwarzenegger And South Sound Economics
Coming up on Weekday at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada. Film critic Robert Horton appraises two new movies...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poet Suzanne Edison On Parenting A Chronically Ill Child
Learning that your child has a serious, chronic illness is like falling off a cliff, without knowing how — or if — your feet will ever find the ground again, says poet Suzanne Edison.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Microsoft Launches New Office Subscription Service
In the old days, when Microsoft Corp. unveiled new software you might have gone to the store, paid for it once, and brought it home in a box.But with Microsoft’s new service unveiled Tuesday, Office...
View Article